This year I have secured the late opening of the venue for board games, food and drinking. The will stay open as per pubs in town, will serve food as ordered and Drink.We will have a team to give away to a lucky Raffle winner at the Welsh open.

Malpas Court is a Tudor style mansion building built between 1836 and 1838 for Thomas Prothero, agent to the Morgan family of Tredegar House.

Malpas CourtOliphant CircleMalpasNewport NP20 6AD

so what are you getting for your money?

• Projector and screen that will display the current standings and round draws etc.

• Free WiFi access

• Disabled access

• Bus stop opposite – number 19 bus from City Centre (we are 2 miles walk from Newport Train Station)

• Refreshments and catering available

• Exclusive Car Parking for all Blood Bowl Coaches, safe away from the roads and public

IntroductionWelcome to the Welsh Open! This is the player pack, which contains all the important information you require to compete at the Welsh Open. Important dates, tournament rules and other details can all be found in this document. I hope your entire experience with the Welsh Open is both enjoyable and successful. I look forward to the tournament immensely and hope we can all strive to make the Welsh Open a wonderful event.

The PlayersAll the players that attend the Tournament are expected to conduct themselves appropriately throughout the tournament. That includes playing the game in the right spirit, making sure they have everything they need (dice, templates, clear team rosters and their team!) and in general contributing to a friendly environment where everyone can enjoy both their games and the time spent in between rounds with their peers. The tournament organizers will do their best to ensure that the tournament runs smoothly and everything is provided to enable the players to get as much enjoyment as possible from the event, and likewise the players should do their utmost to hold up their end of the bargain. Most important of all, enjoy yourself!

The OfficialsThe officials for the tournament are 100% committed to ensuring that your Welsh Open experience is the best it can possibly be. Our job is to make sure everything runs smoothly and that you can concentrate solely on your task at hand and that is to play the best you can for 2 days against likeminded people that share your love of the Bloodbowl hobby. We would like to state we are looking forward to the event as much as the players and pledge to do our best to run the event as smoothly and professionally as possible.

General FormatTeam Size: 110000 Rounds: 6The Welsh Open is being run using the latest Bloodbowl competition rules.All teams may be used including Slann, Chaos Pact & Underworld.The Welsh open will use the two new additional races Khorne and Bretonian'sCoaches have a maximum of 1,100,000 to build their team and teams must consist of a minimum of 11 players. Star Players and Mercs are allowed only after the minimum 11 players has been purchased.Your team must be painted with a minimum of three colours and based. The all models must be numbered as per the roster.All models must be WYSIWYG and proxies are not allowed.

Players have 48 star player points to distribute to your players after your team has been bought. Stunty teams will get 52 spp

A maximum of 16 spp per player. Doubles are allowed, but only on the second skill a player has. No additional spp will be earned.

A maximum of 4 duplicate skills are permitted, i.e.: 4 players with block, 4 with guard, not 5 with block.There will be a stunty cup for Ogres, Goblins, Halflings and Underworld with no Skaven.

Illegal procedures will not be called throughout the tournament.The 4 minute turn limit will not be specifically enforced throughout the tournament. There is however a strict 2 hour time limit for each game. If an official believes that a game will not be completed within the allotted time they may enforce the 4 minute rule.All inducements except for wizards and random cards as special coaches can be used.All players will be healed back to full starting strength before each match

Tournament ScoringPoints for the games will be awarded accordingly:3 points for a win1 points for a draw0 point for a loss-15 points for conceding

Head to Head result will be used in the event of a tiebreaker situation followed by the toughness of schedule and Touchdowns.

PrizesTrophies/prizes will be awarded for the following:Welsh Open WinnerWesh Open Runner UpMost TouchdownsMost CasualtiesStunty Cup Winner

Ticket PricesTicket Price is £25 for NAF members and £31 for non-members for the weekend, this cost includes lunch on Saturday and Sunday.

Final WordAs we mentioned at the start we hope everybody has fun during ourtournament. If you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitateto contact us

Saturday9-30 Breakfast & Registration10-00 Game 112.00 to 13-00 Lunch13-00 Game 215-15 Game 317-30 Day 1 close 18-00 Social at the venue

Sunday9-30 Breakfast & Registration10-00 Game 112.00 to 13-00 Lunch13-00 Game 215-15 Game 317-30 Day 2 close

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lunchmoney

Post subject: Re: Welsh Open IX - 27th & 28th January 2018

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:36 am

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Joined: Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:59 pmPosts: 6194Location: The Fast Lane

Will be part of the SWTC 2018, once announced, and is usually the first full weekend of the series.

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